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When I lived in Manhattan, I often got so focused on work that I forgot my surroundings. My office on 40 Wall Street was more of an irritant than it was a novelty. I always seemed to be running late for meetings with my clients in office buildings scattered throughout lower Manhattan. I used to mutter under my breath, “I WOULD have to work in a f*@&ing tourist attraction!” as I would run the gauntlet through sight seers stopping to pose at every landmark, clogging up the subway entrances while checking their maps, and walking in the wrong direction down the sidewalk during rush hour. (Yes, there is sidewalk protocol in the Financial District.) It wasn’t until someone Continue reading →